The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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... slaves to the colonies ; and al- though traffic with the foreigner was necessary to obtain the slaves , a fair pretence of Spanish agency was maintained . Later the practice changed . The contract , or Asiento , became a monopoly for a ...
... slaves to the colonies ; and al- though traffic with the foreigner was necessary to obtain the slaves , a fair pretence of Spanish agency was maintained . Later the practice changed . The contract , or Asiento , became a monopoly for a ...
Page 383
... slaves . To these , in Jamaica , was added the horror of the Maroons . The Maroons were descendants of slaves of the Spaniards who took refuge in the mountains when the English captured the island . Their chief resort was among the Blue ...
... slaves . To these , in Jamaica , was added the horror of the Maroons . The Maroons were descendants of slaves of the Spaniards who took refuge in the mountains when the English captured the island . Their chief resort was among the Blue ...
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... SLAVE TRADE 445 When the slaves had been purchased , the next concern of the Company was to despatch them to the West Indies with the greatest possible speed . Sometimes negroes were brought to the ports when there were no vessels on ...
... SLAVE TRADE 445 When the slaves had been purchased , the next concern of the Company was to despatch them to the West Indies with the greatest possible speed . Sometimes negroes were brought to the ports when there were no vessels on ...
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